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Friday, 15 October 2021 08:30
Lebanon: ‘Mafia' keep the lights on for a price
Abdo Saade is one of the most powerful men in Lebanon. He owns 4,000 electricity generators across Lebanon, which keep the lights on in the absence of a reliable power supply. He turned Lebanon's tattered electricity…
Friday, 15 October 2021 08:28
Afghanistan: prayer request
Last week 560 men, women, and children who were on paid flights and ready to evacuate were blocked at the last minute and had to return home. However, over 200 of these persecuted Christians cannot go…
Friday, 15 October 2021 08:26
Nigeria: ‘all we have left is God and hope’
Fulani herdsmen attacked a worship service at an evangelical church in Kachia county, killing one and wounding many others. Then they destroyed dozens of homes in two villages, wounding more Christians and killing thirty. ‘Our hearts…
Friday, 15 October 2021 08:24
America: new bisexual Superman cartoon character
On ‘National Coming Out Day’, America’s LGBT awareness day, DC Comics announced that their latest Superman, Clark Kent’s son Jon, will be bisexual. In previous issues Jon was friendly with Jay Nakamura - a bespectacled, pink-haired…
Friday, 15 October 2021 08:22
India: Dalit women worst victims of hunger crisis
The federal government declared relief initiatives of food grains ration cards last March to mitigate the effects of Covid. The cards were insufficient. 50% of rural households had to reduce their number of meals and 68%…
Friday, 15 October 2021 08:19
China calls for unification with Taiwan
Just days after 150 Chinese military jets conducted drills close to Taiwan, escalating tensions between the two sides, President Xi Jinping spoke at an event to commemorate 110 years since the revolution that overthrew China’s last…